--The Pistons hadn't exited the playoffs on their home floor since 2002, when they lost to the Celtics in the second round.
--Chauncey Billups: "I really wish my leg felt as good as it did the last 48 hours at the start of the series. I could have been a lot more aggressive and effective. But it just took a little too long." QUOTE TO NOTE: "It's disappointing to lose like this again. I felt like we were better this year than we were last year. And we lost to a team that was good. They were locked in, they were together. They were good. They were better right now. They are." -- Point guard Chauncey Billups, who scored 29.
